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Court rejects bid to postpone A-Level exam by two months

COLOMBO, July 24 -- Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal on Thursday (23) dismissed, without a full hearing, a petition filed by nine students seeking to postpone the 2026 GCE Advanced Level examination by two... Read More


CAA fines 23 private hospitals, labs over expired medicines and consumer law breaches

COLOMBO, July 24 -- Sri Lanka's Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has taken legal action against 23 private hospitals and medical laboratories after investigations uncovered the use and storage of expi... Read More


Chinese national found dead after alleged Port City abduction; two arrested

COLOMBO, July 24 -- Sri Lankan police have recovered the body of a Chinese national who was allegedly abducted from Colombo Port City, and arrested two fellow Chinese nationals suspected of involvemen... Read More


Sri Lanka recorded over 108,000 child abuse complaints in a decade

COLOMBO, July 23 -- Sri Lanka recorded 108,581 child abuse complaints between 2015 and 2025, while more than 4,400 related cases remain pending before the High Courts, Minister of Women and Child Affa... Read More


Supreme Court rules Deshabandu violated Aragalaya activist's rights

COLOMBO, July 23 -- Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Deshabandu Tennakoon and another senior police officer violated the fundamental righ... Read More


Minister Sunil Senevi inspects conservation projects at Jaffna landmarks

COLOMBO, July 23 -- A government delegation led by Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi on Thursday (23) visited the historic Jaffna District Secretariat b... Read More


Homagama Court adjourns Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case to Aug 7

COLOMBO, July 22 -- The Homagama High Court on Tuesday (21) adjourned until Aug. 7 the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, over allegations inv... Read More


Sri Lanka keeps policy rate unchanged at 8.75% amid inflation and global risks

COLOMBO, July 22 -- Sri Lanka's Monetary Policy Board has kept the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 8.75%, citing elevated inflation, stronger domestic demand and continued uncertainty in the ... Read More


Police seize Rs 50 mln worth smuggled smartphones in Colombo raid

COLOMBO, July 22 -- Police have seized more than 300 high-end smartphones worth an estimated Rs 50 million that were allegedly smuggled into Sri Lanka without payment of customs duties, during a raid ... Read More


BASL calls for halt to judicial retirement age amendment pending consultations

COLOMBO, July 22 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara to suspend plans to amend the Constitution to increase the reti... Read More